So I don't understand this whole not gaining an advantage by applying early deal with Yale. So how does Yale review its applications? They already sent out a few acceptances. Didn't these admits have an advantage as they were not compared to people who have yet to submit?

paglababa wrote:So I don't understand this whole not gaining an advantage by applying early deal with Yale. So how does Yale review its applications? They already sent out a few acceptances. Didn't these admits have an advantage as they were not compared to people who have yet to submit?

maybe. but they probably got a much better advantage from their 4.X/180s.

paglababa wrote:So I don't understand this whole not gaining an advantage by applying early deal with Yale. So how does Yale review its applications? They already sent out a few acceptances. Didn't these admits have an advantage as they were not compared to people who have yet to submit?

I'm guessing they limit admits until they are all sent in... maybe 5 or 10 a month until deadline?

paglababa wrote:So I don't understand this whole not gaining an advantage by applying early deal with Yale. So how does Yale review its applications? They already sent out a few acceptances. Didn't these admits have an advantage as they were not compared to people who have yet to submit?

I'm guessing they limit admits until they are all sent in... maybe 5 or 10 a month until deadline?

They admit very few students early on, and then the majority of students from mid February through March and into April.

YLS is unique in that three professors separately rate each application on a scale of 2 - 4. Then, those with a 12 are admitted, and most with an 11 are admitted. Since application submission date has no effect on your application rating, it doesn't matter when you apply.

Professors are used to seeing applications. They don't need to see the rest of the current year's applicant pool to put you in context.

Since there simply will never be enough 12's to fill a class, my guess is that they can admit all of those people right away. Then, they can pool the 11's and sort through those towards the end of the cycle and admit an appropriate amount given space constraints. This is pure speculation, though.

My impression is that faculty review starts early (usually a couple are admitted in December), but professors are really slow and continue working throughout the cycle.

Not sure if this is the right place for this, buuuttt I had two questions about the Yale app and was wondering if anyone here had some insights. Both address the College Activities question (which I see already has generated a few questions, haha).

(1) Do you think it would be unwise to just copy/paste relevant sections of my resume if I'm also including the resume in my application? It seems to me that the resume format is best for efficiently organizing the requested information, and I've read that pretty much any format is fine for the question. My concern is that I don't want to appear lazy by repeating sections word for word.

(2) What kinds of things should be listed for "(c) Other activities during college (in or out of school) that you consider relevant."? "Relevant" seems a little ambiguous...should we only include academic activities? Or would sports and other non-academic things be considered relevant? Relatedly, if we are discussing a non-academic activity, does it have to be in some formal capacity (part of a club/organization/recorded setting)?